Job summary
How would you like to work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service where we still deliver all 5 of the core contacts as part of the Healthy Child Programme? In addition we also offer group sessions during the early days, 6 months, 18 months and 3.5 years to support with school readiness.
If so then come and join us at Oxford Health where we really value and celebrate the role of health visitors.
Main duties of the job
We are currently looking to appoint Band 6 Health Visitors across the Witney Locality.
In addition to our universal offer, we have many exciting and rewarding features within our service.
A few examples include health visitors being able to support maternal mental health, as well as leading on the delivery of perinatal mental health support groups, a teenage pathway led by health visitors working closely with our Family Nurse Partnership Team, breast feeding champions who ensure we achieved BFI stage 3 and strive to maintain the high standard of breastfeeding support we offer, and Chat health parent messaging service, to name but a few.
You will be leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as part of a team that includes Nursery Nurses, Community Staff Nurses and Administrative Support Workers, with additional support from experienced Locality Team Leaders.
We offer an exceptional and robust package of training, mentorship, and supervision, including a pathway for continuing career progression and development.
We would welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified Health Visitors.
Full-time and part-time hours available.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.
We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESClinical:Establish and maintain partnerships with families and other agencies in multi-agency andintegrated working processes, identifying the health needs in a defined population and targetingresources to address these.Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/ family focused/group programmes of care,working in partnership with other agencies, including early years provision.Adhere to the Oxford Health Healthy Child Programme frameworks and pathways in relation toour client group.Be conversant with and work within local safeguarding, looked after children, domestic abuseand vulnerable children policies, procedures and advice and provide support to the teamregarding these.Plan, deliver and evaluate public health initiatives through community-based health promotionactivities, which reflect need and meets the key performance targets of the organisation.Be prepared to undertake nurse prescribing in response to assessed need, in accordance withTrust policy and in line with NMC code for non-medical prescribers.Professional:Maintain accurate records and adhere to all aspects of the Oxford Health InformationGovernance Policy, Caldecott guidelines, The Data Protection Act 1998, NMC Code, NMCStandards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health nurses, and other organisationalrequirements in perpetuity and raise any concerns regarding these with your line manager.Participate in all relevant aspects of clinical audit at national and local level.Keep updated with and provide evidence-based practice.To adhere to Trust policy and be aware of responsibilities with regards to confidentiality whenusing emails, IT and social media.Leadership:Lead in recruitment, selection and retention of skill mix staff. Plan induction programmes for allnew team members, in conjunction with the Locality Team Leader.Line manage skill mix staff, being responsible for their performance and development and accountable for delegating pieces of work assessed as appropriate to their skills and jobdescription.Identify skills of team members and support their ongoing professional development.Disseminate evidence-based practice as identified in National Frameworks and guidelines.Develop and help maintain systems within the workplace to promote maximum organisation andefficiency of the team.Observe a duty of care in relation to equipment and resources used during work, being responsible for maintaining stock control and/or security of stock in relation to personal resources of time, travel and caseload management.Influence the learning and development of all practitioners in the workplace, by organising mentors and preceptors and supervision as appropriate for students and new team members, in accordance with organisational policies.Take responsible care for the health & safety of self and other persons and co-operate with theTrust to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.Take on responsibility when required to be the named link health visitor, and communicateregularly with partner agencies, including GPs and early years provision.Take on responsibility as the named link health visitor, for High Impact Area Groups (HIGs).Personal Development:Participate in the Clinical Supervision process to support professional, personal and service development.Be willing to undertake training to be a mentor.Take responsibility for ensuring mandatory training is up to date as per Oxford Health policy and appropriate non-mandatory training in discussion with line manager.
Please note:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESClinical:Establish and maintain partnerships with families and other agencies in multi-agency andintegrated working processes, identifying the health needs in a defined population and targetingresources to address these.Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/ family focused/group programmes of care,working in partnership with other agencies, including early years provision.Adhere to the Oxford Health Healthy Child Programme frameworks and pathways in relation toour client group.Be conversant with and work within local safeguarding, looked after children, domestic abuseand vulnerable children policies, procedures and advice and provide support to the teamregarding these.Plan, deliver and evaluate public health initiatives through community-based health promotionactivities, which reflect need and meets the key performance targets of the organisation.Be prepared to undertake nurse prescribing in response to assessed need, in accordance withTrust policy and in line with NMC code for non-medical prescribers.Professional:Maintain accurate records and adhere to all aspects of the Oxford Health InformationGovernance Policy, Caldecott guidelines, The Data Protection Act 1998, NMC Code, NMCStandards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health nurses, and other organisationalrequirements in perpetuity and raise any concerns regarding these with your line manager.Participate in all relevant aspects of clinical audit at national and local level.Keep updated with and provide evidence-based practice.To adhere to Trust policy and be aware of responsibilities with regards to confidentiality whenusing emails, IT and social media.Leadership:Lead in recruitment, selection and retention of skill mix staff. Plan induction programmes for allnew team members, in conjunction with the Locality Team Leader.Line manage skill mix staff, being responsible for their performance and development and accountable for delegating pieces of work assessed as appropriate to their skills and jobdescription.Identify skills of team members and support their ongoing professional development.Disseminate evidence-based practice as identified in National Frameworks and guidelines.Develop and help maintain systems within the workplace to promote maximum organisation andefficiency of the team.Observe a duty of care in relation to equipment and resources used during work, being responsible for maintaining stock control and/or security of stock in relation to personal resources of time, travel and caseload management.Influence the learning and development of all practitioners in the workplace, by organising mentors and preceptors and supervision as appropriate for students and new team members, in accordance with organisational policies.Take responsible care for the health & safety of self and other persons and co-operate with theTrust to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.Take on responsibility when required to be the named link health visitor, and communicateregularly with partner agencies, including GPs and early years provision.Take on responsibility as the named link health visitor, for High Impact Area Groups (HIGs).Personal Development:Participate in the Clinical Supervision process to support professional, personal and service development.Be willing to undertake training to be a mentor.Take responsibility for ensuring mandatory training is up to date as per Oxford Health policy and appropriate non-mandatory training in discussion with line manager.
Please note:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse or midwife
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (health visiting)
Desirable
- Qualified mentor
- Teaching skills and/or qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
- Post-graduate qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Evidence of current knowledge of National and Local policies and relevant research and the ability to relate it to practice
- Reflective practitioner
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor
- Presentation skills in line with organisational competencies
- Evidence of a recent managerial experience
- Experience of facilitating clinical supervision, learning and development
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills of IT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse or midwife
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (health visiting)
Desirable
- Qualified mentor
- Teaching skills and/or qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
- Post-graduate qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Evidence of current knowledge of National and Local policies and relevant research and the ability to relate it to practice
- Reflective practitioner
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor
- Presentation skills in line with organisational competencies
- Evidence of a recent managerial experience
- Experience of facilitating clinical supervision, learning and development
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills of IT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
